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Factory reset after firmware upgrade
I have had my R6300 for over three years and have always installed firmware upgrades when they become available. I have always used the router itself to do the download and have NEVER done a reset t...
Yeah, it's unfortunate that Netgear hasn't updated their configuration system to deal with this. Since a lot of consumer grade router firmware are derived from a common codebase, I would not be surprised if other vendors have the same problem. Not all do. I believe there is at least one that has bitten the bullet and fixed this problem.
Unfortunately, with Netgear you are stuck for now with doing the factory reset. Worse, you can't rely on the backup file to restore from because it will be based on the previous version, so it may be incompatible. There is a chance that you can get away without doing a reset if you don't use a feature that was subjected to the change. A lot of people take this chance. YMMV.
So silly me, I just followed my old upgrade process except I used a hardwired connection and....the sky did not fall, the earth did not open up, the sun is still shinning and I an running V1.0.4.8_10.0.77. Go figure.
Updates work better via awired lan connection and I like the 129.168.1.1 address also seems to work in most cases.
Private Class "C" has always worked for me.
Here's what I do.
- save (backup) settings
- flash firmware
If that works and you see no problems, great. If not, and something doesn't work, you may have to reset the device to the default settings:
- set to factory settings
- retrieve settings from backup
If that works and you see no problems, problem fixed! If not:
- set to factory settings.
- reconfigure everything
If that fails, then I fear that you may have to flash back to earlier firmware.
